Meanings
nounphenanthridine (countable and uncountable, plural phenanthridines)
plural phenanthridines
- countableuncountablechemistryA tricyclic aromatic heterocycle formally derived from phenanthrene by substituting a nitrogen atom for a CH group in the central ring
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
- Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
- Frenchphéno-
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Frenchphényle
- Englishphenyl
- Englishphen(o)-
- Frenchanthracène
- Englishanthr(ac)ene
- Englishphenanthrene
- Englishphenanthridine
From phenanthrene + -idine.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 菲啶
- 菲啶 (fei¹ ding⁶)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 菲啶
- 菲啶 (fēidìng)Translations
Japanese フェナントリジン
- フェナントリジン (fenantorijin)Translations
Korean 페난트리딘
- 페난트리딘 (penanteuridin)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
phenanthridine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenanthridine
MLA
“phenanthridine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenanthridine. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phenanthridine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenanthridine.
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